World’s biggest four-day working week trial hailed ‘major breakthrough’


Commuters on their way to work cross London Bridge in central London. The trial saw 61 companies across a variety of sectors in Britain commit to reducing their working hours for all staff by 20%, for six months from June last year. — AFP

LONDON: The world’s biggest trial of a four-day working week has been hailed a “major breakthrough” after most companies involved said they will keep to the shorter week following the pilot.

The findings of the pilot scheme, conducted in Britain, will be presented to lawmakers on Feb 21 as campaigners urge them to give every British worker a 32-hour working week.

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